What are the responsibilities and job description for the Food Safety Supplier Compliance Specialist position at Gordon Food Service - Canada?
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Position Summary
The
Food Safety Supplier Compliance Specialist
leads GFS supplier community engagement and drives accountability for compliance to food safety and quality expectations and company goals.
What You Will Do
*Develops & Owns:*
- Supplier Quality Management System
- Supplier approval program
- Supplier food safety regulatory compliance program
- Supplier food fraud program
- Supplier-related Quality Manual documents
- Systems support and training to Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).
Tracks & Reviews
- Supplier food safety third party audits
- Regulatory compliance for new foreign suppliers and items
- Occasional product recalls both during and after business hours and on weekends, includes managing the entire recall process, from product isolation to customer communication, in addition to any follow-up communication with regulatory agencies (shared responsibility with other Recall Coordinators).
- Traceability activities in support of regulatory requests.
Provides
- Expertise on support on FSQA supplier subject matter
- Solutions for GFS supplier engagement, collaboration and compliance (e.g., FDA Food Traceability Rule Compliance, ERP system, Recall Communication Tool, etc)
- Supplier assessment dashboards, Key Performance Indicators and reporting
- Secondary coverage for the Quality Assurance e-mail box
When You Will Work
- Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm
- Hybrid schedule, with 4 days in office in Wyoming, MI and 1 day remote
- Occasional work outside of standard business hours and on weekends may be required when you are on-call
What You Will Bring To The Table
- Proven record of successful collaborative project management
- Strong business acumen and ability to influence stakeholders and gain buy in
- Three to five years of previous experience in quality assurance, quality control and/or food safety is required. Experience in food manufacturing, quality control process management and data reporting/analysis is preferred.
- Certification in Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), HACCP, GFSI (Preferred)
BE PART OF AN AMAZING CULTURE WHERE WHAT MATTERS TO YOU, MATTERS TO US
Gordon Food Service values our customers and understands that their success is largely dependent upon their workforce. To demonstrate our commitment to our partnership, we will require any candidate who works for a Gordon Food Service customer to provide a letter of support from their management if they are selected for the interview process.
Equal Employment Opportunity is a matter of policy at Gordon Food Service, Inc. and we are committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability. If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request to and use the words "Accommodation Request" in your subject line.
All Gordon Food Service locations are tobacco-free.
Gordon Food Service is a drug-free workplace and conducts pre-employment drug tests.
Salary : $90,000 - $120,000
